Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications: Pearson New International Edition

Noted for its integration of real-world data and case studies, this text offers sound coverage of the theoretical aspects of mathematical statistics. The authors demonstrate how and when to use statistical methods, while reinforcing the calculus that students have mastered in previous courses. Throughout the Fifth Edition, the authors have added and updated examples and case studies, while also refining existing features that show a clear path from theory to practice.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction 1.1 An Overview 1.2 Some Examples 1.3 A Brief History 1.4 A Chapter Summary   2. Probability 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Sample Spaces and the Algebra of Sets 2.3 The Probability Function 2.4 Conditional Probability 2.5 Independence 2.6 Combinatorics 2.7 Combinatorial Probability 2.8 Taking a Second Look at Statistics (Monte Carlo Techniques)   3. Random Variables 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Binomial and Hypergeometric Probabilities 3.3 Discrete Random Variables 3.4 Continuous Random Variables 3.5 Expected Values 3.6 The Variance 3.7 Joint Densities 3.8 Transforming and Combining Random Variables 3.9 Further Properties of the Mean and Variance 3.10 Order Statistics 3.11 Conditional Densities 3.12 Moment-Generating Functions 3.13 Taking a Second Look at Statistics (Interpreting Means) Appendix 3.A.1 MINITAB Applications   4. Special Distributions 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Poisson Distribution 4.3 The Normal Distribution 4.4 The Geometric Distribution 4.5 The Negative Binomial Distribution 4.6 The Gamma Distribution 4.7 Taking a Second Look at Statistics (Monte Carlo Simulations) Appendix 4.A.1 MINITAB Applications Appendix 4.A.2 A Proof of the Central Limit Theorem   5. Estimation 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Estimating Parameters: The Method of Maximum Likelihood and the Method of Moments 5.3 Interval Estimation 5.4 Properties of Estimators 5.5 Minimum-Variance Estimators: The Cramér-Rao Lower Bound 5.6 Sufficient Estimators 5.7 Consistency 5.8 Bayesian Estimation 5.9 Taking A Second Look at Statistics (Beyond Classical Estimation) Appendix 5.A.1 MINITAB Applications   6. Hypothesis Testing 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The Decision Rule 6.3 Testing Binomial Data–H0: p = po 6.4 Type I and Type II Errors 6.5 A Notion of Optimality: The Generalized Likelihood Ratio 6.6 Taking a Second Look at Statistics (Statistical Significance versus “Practical” Significance)   7. Inferences Based on the Normal Distribution 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Comparing Y-µ s/ vn and Y-µ S/ vn 7.3 Deriving the Distribution of Y-µ S/ vn 7.4 Drawing Inferences About µ 7.5 Drawing Inferences About s2 7.6 Taking a Second Look at Statistics (Type II Error) Appendix 7.A.1 MINITAB Applications Appendix 7.A.2 Some Distribution Results for Y and S2 Appendix 7.A.3 A Proof that the One-Sample t Test is a GLRT Appendix 7.A.4 A Proof of Theorem 7.5.2   8. Types of Data: A Brief Overview 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Classifying Data 8.3 Taking a Second Look at Statistics (Samples Are Not “Valid”!)   9. Two-Sample Inferences 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Testing H0: µX =µY 9.3 Testing H0: s2X=s2Y–The F Test 9.4 Binomial Data: Testing H0: pX = pY 9.5 Confidence Intervals for the Two-Sample Problem 9.6 Taking a Second Look at Statistics (Choosing Samples) Appendix 9.A.1 A Derivation of the Two-Sample t Test (A Proof of Theorem 9.2.2) Appendix 9.A.2 MINITAB Applications   10. Goodness-of-Fit Tests 10.1 Introduction 10.2 The Multinomial Distribution 10.3 Goodness-of-Fit Tests: A